Precipitation Indicators for Maryland Drought Regions

Maryland precipitation indicators for periods ending 31-Jan-2017

Precipitation Indicators for Maryland Drought Regions January 31, 2017
	Since Oct 31, 2016		WY to Date		Since Jul 31, 2016
Regions	Percent of Normal	Condition	Percent of Normal	Condition	Percent of Normal	Condition
Western	89%	Normal	86%	Normal	91%	Normal
Central	77%	Normal	65%	Warning	78%	Watch
Eastern	70%	Watch	78%	Watch	115%	Normal
Southern	67%	Watch	69%	Warning	100%	Normal
¹WY or Water Year begins on October 1.

Statewide Average Monthly Precipitation Totals for Water Years 2015, 2016, and 2017

Cumulative Precipitation - Departure From Normal Since February 28, 2015

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